Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0496 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Ethiopia, 1977–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.0496 current US$ per US$ of GDP for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0802 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1978.
Ethiopia ranks 135th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.0109 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0146 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0136 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0208 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0226 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0169 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0208 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0374 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0394 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0367 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0361 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0384 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0496 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0469 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0407 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0482 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0682 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.7% |
| 2004 | 0.079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0562 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0565 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0588 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0467 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0639 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0802 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0586 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0596 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0473 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0402 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0428 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0541 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0507 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0438 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0493 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0554 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0531 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0496 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0102 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0109 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0226 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0324 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0169 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0496 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0565 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0407 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0546 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0402 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0802 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0502 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0438 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0554 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 132 Oman 0.0514 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 133 Australia 0.0506 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 134 Mozambique 0.0504 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 136 Botswana 0.0485 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 137 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0484 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 138 Eswatini 0.0479 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Ethiopia
- Merchandise trade 24.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 69.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 23.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 80.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 9.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 55.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 38.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Ethiopia?
- Commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Ethiopia was 0.0496 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0802 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- What is the lowest commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1978.
- How does Ethiopia rank for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Ethiopia ranks 135th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service exports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.